CHIPPEWA BURIAL GROUNDS (New Castle, Lawrence County)

[jeff of pa]

Chippewa burial mounds were disturbed by development, and the Native Americans have been seen walking their old burial grounds at night ever since, with especially heavy activity during the full moon. Sightings include four different warriors, two women, and a young child. This is a tough one to check. Chippewa's were uncommon in this area, being a midwest Great Lakes tribe. Most local Indians were Delawares or Iroquois Confederacy tribes like the Shawnees, although the ancient mounds of the Adena were found occasionally in the area. The court's out on this one

[halfdime]

But are the ghosts dropping any old coins?

[smurf-42]

You have anymore info on this? Locations or nearby roads? New Castle is maybe an hour from me.

Sue

[jeff of pa]

Sorry Nothing.

Must be a Local Tradition

Whether Based on Fact or Legend ? I Don't know

[soopacee]

dont go messin with ghosties


and i would never remove anything from that land


just my 2 cents

[rwsnc]

dont go messin with ghosties


and i would never remove anything from that land


just my 2 cents

I agree. Hawaii has the Night Marchers.

[davew0710]

There were no Chippewas in western PA. However, there are many Delaware villages in Lawrence Co. and northern Butler Co. Most date from the French and Indian war period. Some later villages were associated with the "Christian Indians." Most of these sites have been destroyed by mining or development. There is a Shawnee village from the French & Indian war period not far from smurf-sue. This site has never been developed. I am hoping to get permission to hunt this site.

[smurf-42]

There were no Chippewas in western PA. However, there are many Delaware villages in Lawrence Co. and northern Butler Co. Most date from the French and Indian war period. Some later villages were associated with the "Christian Indians." Most of these sites have been destroyed by mining or development. There is a Shawnee village from the French & Indian war period not far from smurf-sue. This site has never been developed. I am hoping to get permission to hunt this site.

Hmmmm, I think you need to PM me where this place is that is near me. You got me curious now. I won't steal your site though, unless you invite son and I to go with you.

Sue

[jeff of pa]

There were no Chippewas in western PA. However, there are many Delaware villages in Lawrence Co. and northern Butler Co. Most date from the French and Indian war period. Some later villages were associated with the "Christian Indians." Most of these sites have been destroyed by mining or development. There is a Shawnee village from the French & Indian war period not far from smurf-sue. This site has never been developed. I am hoping to get permission to hunt this site.

My guess when someone related the Story
they couldn't remember the name of the Tribe
but the word Chippewa was the first name to Pop up.
So they said "Chippewas"

[davew0710]

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My guess when someone related the Story
they couldn't remember the name of the Tribe
but the word Chippewa was the first name to Pop up.
So they said "Chippewas"
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Your probably right......can't tell your Indians apart without a program

[jeff of pa]

there is a CHIPPEWA Twp in Beaver County Connected to Lawrence I Believe

What's that About ?

could it be near or over the border somewhere ?

Is Newcastle in Southern Lawrence ?

[jeff of pa]

So if it Exists it would Be between Southern NewCastle Lawrence County & CHIPPEWA TWP
Beaver County


Of course CHIPPEWA TWP could be the reason the Story teller thought of them

[smurf-42]

I think they are close and yes New Castle is in Southern Lawrence County.

Sue

[davew0710]

there is a CHIPPEWA Twp in Beaver County Connected to Lawrence I Believe

What's that About ?

could it be near or over the border somewhere ?

Is Newcastle in Southern Lawrence ?

New Castle is probably 20 miles north of Chippewa Twp.

According to township histories:
Settlement of the area known as Chippewa began when the treaty of 1795 was signed with the Chipwayanwok Indians. The name "Chippewa" is a shortened English version of an old Indian word, Chipwayanwok, which means tailskins. This name was given to the Indians who lived in this area because of the nature of their dress. The tails of animal skins formed a fringe around the outer edge of their jackets and other clothing and thus they became known as the "Tailskins" or the "Chipwayanwok" tribe.

This sounds like mish-mashed history to me. by 1795, most Indians had been pushed out of southwest PA. There might have been a few families that lived in the area, but certainly no tribes were left here in the 1790's.
There was a strong Seneca, Delaware and Shawnee presence in western PA, but that was 30 to 40 years earlier. there were a couple of major settlements in Beaver county in the 1740-1760's. maybe the Chipwayanwok name stems from that time but I doubt it. I spent quite a bit of time studying the western PA frontier in grad school and never heard of the chipwayanwoks.
I find that a lot of local history about Indian tribes is based on fantasy and rumor rather than fact.